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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

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And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Tail Cloud?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) has strengthened and keeping us very warm. We got a little increase in onshore flow which finally brought the temperatures down quite a bit. We’ll still stay in the 90s which is still very warm, but we should stay out of the 100s.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, SHASTA-UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE RIVER VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST,
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs near 92 lows near 57.
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, partly cloudy and cooler Thursday afternoon and night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night through Sunday.
• highs 90-83 lows 56-54. (seasonal averages high 80 low 51)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 8

Grass: High- 167

Reading as of: 7/2/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny this AM, partly cloudy, but a bit cooler today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of thunderstorms Tuesday through Wednesday night.
• highs 96-89 warming to 92 Wednesday lows 62-58.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday night through Friday night,
• Partly cloudy and just a bit warmer Saturday and Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon.
• highs 88-82 warming to 85 Sunday lows 56-58. (seasonal averages high 82 low 55)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler in the afternoon and evening and partly cloudy late at night while partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal thunderstorms and just mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, then just partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night.
• highs 68-65 warming back to 68 Wednesday lows near 53.
• Partly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Saturday and Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 68-70 lows 53-55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy at night both today and Tuesday,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy late Wednesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Wednesday night.
• highs 82-80 warming back to 82 Wednesday lows near 53.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night through Friday night,
• Just partly cloudy Saturday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, then patly cloudy Sunday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Sunday.
• highs 79-70 warming to 72 Sunday lows 50-48.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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